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Get to Know HPO 21-22 Composer Fellow Maria Eduarda Mendes Martins
Read MoreMaria Eduarda Mendes Martins is a composer, conductor and arts administrator living in Toronto, and one of the HPO 21-22 Composer Fellows. Her newest piece Echoing Mendelssohn, created during her time…
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Getting to Know Composer Felix Mendelssohn
Read More“Musical prodigies … are probably no longer so rare; but what this little man can do in extemporizing and playing at sight borders the miraculous, and I could not have believed it possible at so e…
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Getting to know Canadian actor R. H. Thomson
Read MoreCanadian stage and screen actor and director R. H. Thomson joins the HPO at our Hometown Holidays concert as a narrator on the piece Making Light, written by HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richar…
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Making Light Celebrates Holiday Traditions from Around the World
Read MoreThis winter holiday season, the HPO performs Making Light, a festive composition by HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte with accompanying text by Canadian playwright, librettist a…
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This #CanadaDay, we would like to shine the spotlight on the contemporary CANADA-based talents the HPO has had the honour of working with these past few seasons, many of whom were with us in the final week of our 21- 22 season and had works performed at our final two concerts! In a thriving arts community like ours in #Hamilton, it is so important to support the living Canadian artists of today. While the classics are timeless, these composers and conductors are the present and future of our Canadian musical and orchestral landscape. Keep an eye out for ALL the talented composers, composer fellows and conductors pictured above who joined us last week: 🎶(Furthest left) Abigail Richardson-Schulte, HPO Composer-in-Residence whose work Downstream was performed at last Sunday’s concert, Intimate & Immersive: Dragon Unfolding 🎶(Third on the left) Andrew Clark, HPO 19-20 Composer Fellow (Heliacal Rising premiered at Intimate & Immersive: Earthshine, October 2021) 🎶(Continued from left to right) Cadu Verdan, HPO 22-23 Composer Fellow (New work premiering next season) 🎶Matthias McIntire, HPO 20-21 Composer Fellow (Yangon Connection premiered at Mozart and Prokofiev, June 2022) 🎶Sophie Dupuis, HPO Future Award Winner 🎶Luis Ramirez, HPO 19-20 Composer Fellow (Koatl premiered at Intimate & Immersive: Dragon Unfolding, June 2022) 🎶Jesse Plessis, HPO 21-22 Composer Fellow (New work premiering next season) 🎶Paul Frehner, Composer whose piece Voluptuous Panic opened last Sunday’s concert, Intimate & Immersive: Dragon Unfolding 🎶Arie Verheul van de Ven, HPO 20-21 Composer Fellow (Lithification premiered at Postcards from Buenos Aires, May 2022) 🎶Maria Eduarda Mendes Martins, HPO 21-22 Composer Fellow (Echoing Mendelssohn premiered at Gemma Conducts Mendelssohn, March 2022) 🎶(Furthest right) Juliane Gallant, Conductor in the inaugural Tapestry Opera Women in Musical Leadership Fellowship PLEASE TAG YOURSELVES SO EVERYONE CAN FIND YOU! @cmcnational #hamiltonphilharmonic #HPO #HPOmusicians #HPOcomposers #Composers #Conductors #Canada #Canadian #Canadianmusic #Orchestra #Supportcanadian #Hamont #Hamontmusic #Hamontartists #newmusic #orchestralmusic
Thursday #throwback to our last two concerts of the 21-22 season, Intimate & Immersive: Dragon Unfolding, and our final Mainstage concert, Mozart and Prokofiev! Stay tuned for our announcement of the 22-23 season coming in July!
Be part of the musical arts in Hamilton! We are currently taking applications for the role of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships Manager. The right candidate will be a strong team player and relationship builder who is experienced in grant and proposal writing, and has exceptional communication and presentation skills. Join our creative and collaborative administrative team at the HPO and help share orchestral music with our #hamont and #halton communities! Visit our website to learn about this opportunity and how to apply: https://www.hpo.org/opportunity/development-manager/ We thank all those interested and look forward to hearing from you! #hpo #hamiltonphilharmonic #jobs #employment #hiring #fundraising #partnerships #development
TUNE UP with the HPYO at our Summer Intensive from August 16 to 18! Youth musicians ages 11 and up with at least 3 years of experience playing an orchestral instrument are invited to register for this special 3-day program where they will develop their musical skills with HPO coaches, participate in workshops and activities with fellow youth musicians, and more! Use the link in our bio to learn more about our TUNE UP Summer Intensive! https://www.hpo.org/community-education/hamilton-philharmonic-youth-orchestra/summer-intensive-program/ #HPO #HPYO #Hamont #hamontmusicians #hamontmusic #youthmusicians #Hamilton #Halton #HWDSB #HWCDSB #HDSB #HCDSB
Thank you to all who attended our final concerts of the 21-22 season, Mozart and Prokofiev and Intimate & Immersive: Dragon Unfolding! On behalf of our HPO musicians and team, we are so grateful to be able to share these rejuvenating musical experiences in-person with our community members once again. Enjoy this moment from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto beautifully brought to life by HPO Principal Clarinet Dominic Desautels as soloist at Friday's concert with our dynamic Guest Conductor Andrei Feher. Keep an eye out this week for some of our favourite photos from Friday's Mainstage season-closing concert, and from Sunday's exhilarating Intimate & Immersive concert! @andrei_feher @desautelsdominic
Be a part of the musical arts in Hamilton! We are seeking a Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships Manager to join the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s administrative team. As part of our office team of collaborative creatives, your valuable contributions will help support the HPO’s mission to share orchestral music and promote music education throughout our Hamilton community, and beyond! Visit our website for all the details on this amazing opportunity in the #hamont arts sector: https://www.hpo.org/opportunity/development-manager/ Or get the link in our bio! #fundraising #strategic #partnerships #manager #HPO #Hamilton #jobsearch #careers #employment #jobs #devjobs #development #orchestra #adminjobs
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